Date Functions

[Wolfgang]

Quote:At that time I tried my first programs in PL/I. ;-) But I soon switched to Pascal – never looked back.

You don't have to look back if you are using COBOL; it is imperative, procedural and, since 2002, object-oriented. COBOL is primarily used in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments....
You can i.e. use both COBOL and ORACLE, to handle a lot of data records in business environments. PASCAL is for teaching students and solving technical or scientific utilization. I think, today you can choose the most suitable programming language from a great pool.

Quote:YMD:=10000*Y+100*M+D; // build YYYYMMDD

Very good idea!!
Such as handling transition points, i will try code it.

Thank u very much, dieter. Becaue of your prename, do you speak german? (PM).